“The Wheels on the Bus” Color: Yellow Shape: Circle Number: 4 Letter: B Verse 1: wheels go round Verse 2: people go up and down Verse 3: horn goes toot Verse 4: money goes clink Verse 5: wipers go swish Book List: Dramatic Play: Music/ Poems: Foods: Fine Motor: Trips:
Category: Tot School
Fall Sensory (Tot) Tub
I put together some small fall items that I found at our local dollar store to create a fall themed Tot Sensory Tub. This tub kept her happy for a long time. Happy Fall!
Goodnight Moon Tot School
One of the favorite books for all of my toddlers over the years has been “Goodnight Moon”. The simple rhyming and repetition is calming for my little ones. Abeka Curriculum I was able to incorporate several of our Abeka nursery lessons into this unit as well. Following are some of the specific books with links… Continue reading Goodnight Moon Tot School
Farm Tot School
Color: Red Shape: Square Number: 10 Letter: F Day 1: Farm Read: Songs: Snacks: Activities: Day 2: Sheep Read: Songs: Activities: Day 3: Cow Read: Songs: Snacks: Activities: Day 4: Horse Read: Songs: Snacks: Activities: Day 5: Pig Read: Songs: Snacks: Activities: Day 6: Donkey Read: Songs: Activities: Day… Continue reading Farm Tot School
Insect Tot School
Color: Black Shape: Oval Number: 6 Letter: I for Insect Day 1: Insects Read: Music: Bug Instruments Experiment: Bug Hunt Play: Bug Sensory Tub Day 2: Ants Read: Music: sing the ants go marching Experiment: Ant Farm Play: Counting Ants Day 3: Ladybugs Read: Music: sing Ladybug Ladybug fly away home Experiment:… Continue reading Insect Tot School
Creation Tot School
Color: Blue Shape: Circle Number: 7 Letter: W for World Day 1: God Created the Light and Dark Snack: Raisins and Popcorn Turn on and off Lights, Light and play with flashlights. Day 2: God Created the Sky and Sea Snack: Blue Jello and Marshmallows Point to Sky and look at Clouds, Water and play… Continue reading Creation Tot School
Circus Tot School
Color: Red Shape: Circle (Balloons, Balls, Hoops) Number: 3 Letter: C for Clown Movie: Dumbo Nighty Night Circus (YouTube) Gross Motor: Circus Yoga Riding Lion Toy Flaming Hoops (Hoola Hoop & Crape Paper) Fine Motor: Balloon Clown Coloring Sheet (Red, circles) Abeka I ordered a couple toddler age books from Abeka.com. Following are some of… Continue reading Circus Tot School
12 – 18 Month Tot School
Tot Tub I place beans, pom poms, tablespoons, and measuring cups in a tub. She loves scooping, dumping, and pouring from cup to cup and back and forth. Pom Pom Play I placed pom poms in a wisk so that she could pull them out and place them into an empty tissue box. Then we… Continue reading 12 – 18 Month Tot School
Rainbows Day 5 -What Makes a Rainbow
Today we talked about the science behind rainbows. We learned that all a rainbow needs is light and water so we went outside to try to create some or our own rainbows. Today we included more rainbow crafts, science, math, literature, and snacks. What Makes a Rainbow Discuss: A rainbow needs light and water for us… Continue reading Rainbows Day 5 -What Makes a Rainbow
Rainbows Day 4 -Double Rainbows
Just last week we saw a double rainbow and I actually got a picture of it with my phone, so we decided to make that day 4 in our rainbow unit study. We had a rainbow breakfast and lunch and did some more rainbow crafts, math, and science. The kids loved the mini fruit rainbow… Continue reading Rainbows Day 4 -Double Rainbows